Understanding OpenType fonts

…Over the last decade or so, OpenType fonts have been accepted as…the modern standard font file format…used by graphics professionals for print production.…Let's take a look at some of the history…and features that have made OpenType fonts so popular.…The OpenType font format was developed in the late…1990s in a joint effort between Adobe and Microsoft.…It started as a Microsoft project to…improve on TrueType fonts, and Adobe joined…in, adding technology from their TypeOne Postscript fonts.…The result of these efforts was a font format, like TrueType, in that it only…uses one font file to contain both…the printer outlines and the BITMAP screen information.…

The outlines in an OpenType font can…either be PostScript format or TrueType format.…You can tell which kind of outlines an OpenType Font has by the extension.…OpenType fonts with PostScript outlines…have the .OTF extension, and OpenType fonts…with TrueType outlines have the .TTF extension.…You can spot OpenType fonts by the presence of the standard green…

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12/8/2015

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12/11/2013

When you're working with type, you need a plan for sourcing, organizing, validating, and managing fonts. In this course, Mike Rankin explains the different types of fonts and font licenses available on Mac and Windows and where you can acquire new fonts. He'll show designers how to use built-in OS tools as well as third-party software to manage font libraries. He'll provide tips on organizing fonts, and troubleshooting common font problems.